WEBVTT VETERAN'S YARD INHOLLISTER.IT HAPPENED IN THEMIDDLE OF THE DAY, ANDTHE FLAG'S OWNERWANTS IT BACK. THEVIETNAM VET SAYS IT HASSPECIAL MEANING.ACTION NEWS REPORTERBRITTANY NIELSEN ISLIVE IN OUR SALINASNEWSROOM WITHDETAILS ON WHY. ###NORM GENT SPENT 20YEARS IN THE AIRFORCE... HE RETIRED ASA SENIOR MASTERSERGEANT.IN 1971 HE WASAWARDED THE BRONZESTAR MEDAL FOR SERVICEDURING THE VIETNAMWAR.THAT'S ALSO WHENHE WAS PRESENTED WITHAN AMERICAN FLAG. UPUNTIL LAST WEEK, ITFLEW HERE, OUTSIDETHE GENT HOME ONSUNSET DRIVE INHOLLISTER.BUT LAST THURSDAYHE CAME HOME TO FINDIT GONE... TAKEN DOWNWHILE HE WAS AT WORK.it always hurts when someonetakes your personal property21:33 and to have the nerve tocome out in the daytime and infront of your house remove theflag it hurts 21:42//it meant a lot to me becauseit'dbeen presented to me i had italong time that was the thing21:12HE'S CERTAIN IT WASTAKEN DOWN DURINGTHE DAY BECAUSE HEPUT IT UP BEFORE HELEFT ... AND DOESN'T FLYTHE FLAG IN THE DARK... FLAG etiquetteREQUIRES A SPOTLIGHT.HE'S HOPINGPUBLICITY WILLENCOURAGE WHOEVERTOOK THE FLAG TOUNDERSTAND IT'SMEANING, AND RETURNIT. GENT SAYS HE JUSTWANTS IT BACK, NOQUESTIONS ASKED.HE'S EVEN OFFERED TOBUY A NEW FLAG FORTHE PERSON WHO HASHIS.###GENT SAYS THE ONLYDISTINGUISHING FACTORIS THAT THERE AREPLASTIC SCREWS TOATTACH THE FLAG TO ITSHOLDER... RATHER THANSTRINGS. ###